Should I remove PC Speed Maximizer?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
51% remove it49% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #44,662
Reach 0.0019%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 61.74 days
594.46 days >
Average installed length: 312.34 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.0 |
100.00% |
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PC Speed Maximizer v2.0
What is PC Speed Maximizer?
Smart PC Solutions is marketed as a PC performance optimizer that utilizes several techniques to attempt to increase the speed of the user's PC include registry tuning (which is a practice that is often criticized by experts as producing no results) as well as hard drive scrubbing. The overall value of such PC performance optimization is questionable yet might offer some benefit depending on the overall usability of the PC.
About (from Smart PC Solutions)
Keep your computer running like new and protect your privacy with PC Speed Maximizer.Version Platinum PC Speed Maximizer is fast, easy and safe! The program is designed so that even novice users can keep their computers running like new. Download a Quick Scan to give you a quick overview of the status of your computer.... Read more
Overview
Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is PCSpeedMaximizer.exe. The software installer includes 10 files and is usually about 15.56 MB (16,312,146 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in PC Speed Maximizer.
| SPMSmartScan.exe (5e44b6a0b810144f53511ea6bad2ae74) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| AVG |
2014.0.3467 |
PCCleaner.B |
| Comodo Security |
16274 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.13.06.13.05 |
Adware.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC.AMN |
| eSafe |
7.0.17.0 |
Win32.Trojan |
| ESET-NOD32 |
7.8346 |
a variant of Win32/Adware.SpeedingUpMyPC.C |
| SPMLauncher.exe (49754a7139d204e17ed44239f2956752) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| AVG |
10.0.0.1190 |
PCCleaner.B |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
2012.1 |
Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-BAY.K |
| The Hacker |
None |
Posible_Worm32 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0205 |
Program details
URL: www.avanquest.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PC Speed Maximizer\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PC Speed Maximizer\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 15.56 MB
Files installed by PC Speed Maximizer v2.0
| Program executable: | PCSpeedMaximizer.exe |
| Name: | PC Speed Maximizer |
| Fix, clean, optimize your PC! |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\PC Speed Maximizer\PCSpeedMaximizer.exe |
| MD5: | 21a0d02da96b0c4ea1dd24742c0b2036 |
Additional files:
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SPMGuard.exe - PC Speed Maximizer Performance Monitor (Performance Monitor)
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SPMReminder.exe
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(Malware detected) SPMSmartScan.exe - PC Speed Maximizer Smart Scan
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SPMSchedule.exe - PC Speed Maximizer Schedule
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Startw3i.exe - PC Speed Maximizer Launcher
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PCSpeedMaximizer.exe - PC Speed Maximizer (Fix PC problems and optimize performance)
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(Malware detected) SPMLauncher.exe
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unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CB6085E8-F0CE-4135-8B58-6336251EA38D}' (runs on registration).
- PCSpeedMaximizer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{7755723F-B09B-4239-A79D-04DF510D196D}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- SPMLauncher.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PC Speed Maximizer' and executes as C:\Program Files\PC Speed Maximizer\SPMLauncher.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| SPMReminder.exe |
| Memory: | 2.95 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001998011% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00007218% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00012762% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 2,201 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 243 Bytes | |
| SPMSmartScan.exe |
| Memory: | 1.37 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0003242898% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00008481% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00023948% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 34,911 | |
| Switches/sec: | 1 | |
How do I remove PC Speed Maximizer?
You can uninstall PC Speed Maximizer from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program PC Speed Maximizer v2.0, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove PC Speed Maximizer.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win XP 3%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 51%
Keep it 49%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
68.42% |
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| Windows XP |
26.32% |
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| Windows Vista |
2.63% |
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| Windows 10 |
2.63% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
28.95% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
26.32% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
21.05% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.53% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
2.63% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
2.63% |
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Geography
14.63% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
| Germany |
14.63% |
| Mexico |
12.20% |
| United States |
9.76% |
| Colombia |
7.32% |
| Argentina |
7.32% |
| Chile |
4.88% |
| BD |
4.88% |
| Spain |
4.88% |
| Saudi Arabia |
4.88% |
| Peru |
4.88% |
| MA |
2.44% |
| Ecuador |
2.44% |
| Panama |
2.44% |
| Sweden |
2.44% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
40.00% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
23.33% |
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| Dell |
10.00% |
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| ASUS |
6.67% |
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| Medion |
6.67% |
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| Toshiba |
3.33% |
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| Sony |
3.33% |
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| Samsung |
3.33% |
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| American Megatrends |
3.33% |
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Common models |
| Acer Aspire 3680 |
7.14% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite Pro L30... |
3.57% |
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| TOSHIBA SATELLITE C640 |
3.57% |
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| Acer Aspire S3 |
3.57% |
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| Acer Aspire one |
3.57% |
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| Acer Aspire 5517 |
3.57% |
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